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The Bold and the Beautiful

What happened during the week of March 18, 2013

Brooke and Bill celebrated their victory, but Taylor blasted Brooke for thinking she could revamp Brooke's Bedroom and work so closely with Katie's husband. Taylor relayed Bill and Brooke's actions to Katie, who went to Forrester and found Brooke and Bill after they'd accidentally fallen onto the stage bed together. Katie lashed out at Brooke for the inappropriate relationship, and Brooke advised Katie to pay more attention to her husband. Rick was unenthused when Caroline stripped down to her lingerie in his office, and Caroline left upset. Maya opened up to Dayzee about the relationship that had developed between Maya and Rick. To Maya's surprise, Dayzee advised Maya to respect Caroline and Rick's relationship. Hope talked to Liam about how hard it was to see Steffy at the office.

Brady overheard John and Marlena discussing their plans to get Kristen out of Brady's life. Brady confronted John and Marlena about lying to him and said that they were no longer part of his life. Brady left them, rushed off, and proposed to a shocked Kristen. Later, Brady told a stunned John that he had asked Kristen to marry him. Sami and E.J. agreed to move into the DiMera mansion. Daniel, who was on his way to a conference in San Francisco, decided to delay his trip so that he could talk to Jennifer to clear the air. When Daniel arrived at Jennifer's house, Kristen was there and told him that Jennifer had left for Smith Island. She told Daniel what Jennifer believed had happened in his hotel room and why Jennifer was so upset. Daniel, frantic to find Jennifer, left for Smith Island to make things right with her. Daniel explained to Jennifer that Chloe had kissed him, but that they had not slept together. Daniel and Jennifer reconciled and made love, but they were unaware that Chloe was outside watching them. Ready to give up, Parker inspired Chloe to devise a new plan to break up Daniel and Jennifer for good. Abigail witnessed Cameron conducting a shady business deal with an unknown person. Eric and Hope took Vargas out for lunch at the Brady Pub, where Vargas learned that Gabi was Nick's new wife. Gabi questioned Nick about why he didn't want Will involved in the baby's life. Nick admitted to Gabi that he had convinced Will to sign away his parental rights because he knew something that could harm Will and his family. Nick told Gabi that he had made the decision because he wanted to protect her and the baby. Sonny punched Nick for his anti-gay taunts.

Frisco reminded Maxie that she would be giving her child to Dante and Lulu to raise, but Maxie argued that she wasn't ready for motherhood. Spinelli was stunned when Ellie revealed that she didn't want to have children. Olivia was unsettled when she had a disturbing vision about a gift that Lulu had received. Dante was horrified when he found Lulu unconscious on the living room floor. Someone knocked Dante out and abducted Lulu. Laura agreed to marry Scott at the courthouse, but Lulu's disappearance put the wedding on hold. Bobbie Spencer and Nikolas Cassadine returned to Port Charles. A.J. told Elizabeth the truth about his kiss with Carly. Elizabeth gave A.J. a second chance when he agreed to perform a skit with her at the Nurses' Ball. Carly was tempted to take Todd back but feared that they would eventually destroy each other, so she told him to leave. Langston called Starr about an urgent matter and asked Starr to fly to Los Angeles. Todd offered to take Starr to California on his private jet, so Starr left town with her father. Sam and John agreed to go their separate ways because they feared that they would always feel guilt for having had feelings for each other when they hadn't been free to explore them. Anna told John that the FBI had called him to active duty and had sent a plane to fly him to Quantico. Britt's mother was revealed to be Dr. Obrecht.

Ashley returned to Genoa City and objected to Phyllis and Jack's relationship. Phyllis blasted Ashley for not being there for Jack in his time of need. Adam warned Jack about Victor's threats. Phyllis cautioned Kyle not to encourage Summer's crush on him. Summer schemed to have Kyle find her half-undressed, and Phyllis walked in on them in an awkward situation. Leslie tried to convince Tyler and Marcus that Gus was innocent. Tyler visited Gus, but he vowed that Gus would stay behind bars. Tyler opened up to a sympathetic Lily. Leslie suspected that her mother had had an affair with Marcus. Dylan told Sharon about his bond with a young girl in Afghanistan. Carmine slipped Lauren his room key, and she later joined him there. Victoria and Abby presented Nikki with a diamond eternity bracelet before the wedding. Billy surprised Victor by showing up at the ceremony with Reed. Eric Forrester was a guest at the wedding. Marcus' henchman, Bob, posed as a caterer. Victor and Nikki became husband and wife again. Noah and Alex exchanged heated words about Adriana. Avery caught the bouquet, and she and Nick discussed the possibility of marriage. Adam crashed the reception and toasted the happy couple, and he questioned whether Victor loved Nikki or Newman Enterprises more. Katherine left a message to apologize to Nikki for missing the wedding. Bob set up a bomb in the basement of the Newman ranch, and Marcus ordered the hit. Bob pulled out a gun at the reception and fired a shot.

Tad and Adam got into a brawl in court and ended up sharing a jail cell. Dixie told a distraught Gillian that Jake had left town. Gillian blasted Ryan because she believed his talk with Jake had been what had persuaded Jake to leave town. Later, she read a note from Jake and learned otherwise. Greenlee convinced her grandfather to hook Ryan up with money for his Internet plans. Liza, Marian, and Stuart all became suspicious of Adam, thinking he might have had something to do with setting Marian up. Paolo returned, asking Leo for $30,000 for his silence, and set his sights on Erica. After Alex spoke fluent Russian, without ever learning the language, Adrian told Edmund she might have been brainwashed.

Chris suspected Katie was behind the photos of him and Molly. Katie moved into Molly's apartment and later had an encounter with a real stalker. One of Simon's Australian references badmouthed him to Lily. Julia comforted Jack when he got a package from Carly. Chris tried to go after Katie's stalker, but Holden tackled him, believing him to be the true stalker.

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Guiding Light

A look at what was happening the week of March 20, 2000

Father Ray helped Danny and Michelle evade the police for safe passage to San Cristobel. Rick covered for Jesse's faked heart attack and kept the truth from the police and Drew, but Max accidentally found out the truth. Rick feared Michelle would be captured as Detective Grant was determined to take down the Santos family. Cassie decided to help Danny and Michelle. Richard "courted" Cassie in royal fashion, and finally told her that he really loved her. Phillip decided to be godparent to his own child. Edmund continued to needle Phillip and told Beth that he knew Phillip was the father. Edmund played Phillip and Beth against each other for his own benefit. Harley grilled Phillip and demanded to know what Edmund had on him. Lizzie spent a day at Spaulding with Alan. Theresa and Bernardo made Carmen believe that they stood united, while Bill threatened Carmen with good news of Vanessa's improving health.

Viki told her children she wanted them to live their lives as normally as possible. Bo told Will his lead hadn't panned out. Joey told Kelly about Viki's breast cancer. Viki showed up at the reopening of Crossroads and danced with Ben. Will considered taking Hank's offer. Ben figured out that Lindsay was pregnant. After watching Sam with Matthew, Nora decided she had to tell Bo the truth. Blair drugged Max, tied him up, and threatened him with a power drill until he admitted the truth. Viki turned Ben down when he asked her to marry him again. Lindsay rushed to the hospital when she got cramps, but the baby was okay. R.J. goaded Bo into hitting him. Max told Skye he loved Blair. Blair asked Sam to help her get a divorce. Viki prepared to go in for surgery. Lindsay doubled over in pain after she and Nora had an argument.

Luis and Sheridan both struggled with being apart and unexpectedly met on the roof of the Seascape, where Luis saved Sheridan. Theresa was elated when Gwen had to leave town on business and left Theresa in charge of planning Gwen's wedding with Ethan. The angel girl appeared at the hospital to issue a warning to Tabitha. In a trance, Charity nearly stabbed Miguel with a pair of scissors. She later had a vision of Miguel dying. A frightened Charity broke up with him in order to try to save him. Kay discovered that the bird statue was gone. Simone took the statue home, and she and T.C. tried to open it. Later, T.C. asked Eve for help opening the "puzzle." Alastair threatened to disinherit Julian if the photos of him and Eve were discovered. When Julian and Eve met to discuss their past, he made a move on Eve. Ivy took drastic steps to ensure that Eve and Sam didn't learn the truth about her affair. Later, Ivy trapped Sam in a compromising situation.

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